SOC 25-1072 · Educational Instruction and Library Occupations · May 2025

How much do Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary make in Wheeling, WV-OH?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary in Wheeling, WV-OH is $65,100. The 10th percentile is $43,960 and the 90th percentile is $90,270. Employment is 50.

Median annual wage

$65,100

10th percentile
$43,960
25th percentile
$64,680
Median
$65,100
75th percentile
$79,260
90th percentile
$90,270
Mean
$71,520

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates. BLS reports this occupation on an annual basis. Hourly wages are not published.

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Percentile spread

For Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary, the published 10th percentile is $43,960 and the 90th percentile is $90,270. The difference is $46,310, which is 71.1% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $64,680 to the 75th at $79,260, covers $14,580.

The mean annual wage is $71,520, which sits above the median of $65,100. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

Hourly wages are not published because BLS reports this occupation on an annual basis. Hourly and annual wages.

National and state comparison

The Wheeling, WV-OH median is 18.9% lower than the national median of $80,250 for Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary. In 2024 national prices the local median is $73,707, which is 8.2% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 4.6% higher than the West Virginia median of $62,210.

Wheeling, WV-OH covers more than one state. The state comparison uses West Virginia, the primary state on the BLS area record.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Wheeling, WV-OH is 88.323, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $65,100 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary at $73,707 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

14 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary. Wheeling, WV-OH ranks 11th of 15 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

  • Canton-Massillon, OH is 55 miles away, with a median of $62,440 and employment of 60. That median is 4.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $69,839, against $73,707 here.
  • Pittsburgh, PA is 62 miles away, with a median of $73,830 and employment of 720. That median is 13.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $77,986, against $73,707 here.
  • Akron, OH is 85 miles away, with a median of $71,260 and employment of 200. That median is 9.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $76,320, against $73,707 here.

Employment share

Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary accounts for 0.09% of wage-and-salary employment in Wheeling, WV-OH (50 of 58,130). Nationally the occupation is 0.05% of employment (77,960 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.72 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.

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Questions this page answers

How much do Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary make in Wheeling, WV-OH?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary in Wheeling, WV-OH is $65,100. The 10th percentile is $43,960 and the 90th percentile is $90,270. Employment is 50.

How does that compare with the national median for Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary?

The local median is 18.9% lower than the national median of $80,250.

What is Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary pay in Wheeling, WV-OH after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Wheeling, WV-OH is 88.323, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $65,100 is $73,707. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Wheeling, WV-OH compare with nearby metros for Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary?

Canton-Massillon, OH is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 55 miles away, at $62,440. Wheeling, WV-OH ranks 11th of 15 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.